Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 9

6 years ago

Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 9

After mama Adeola had left that day, I started replaying all that Jolayemi had told me some days before my admission at the hospital and wondering could she be saying the truth.

Jolayemi said things about my husband trying to cover his tracks and though it was an insult on my personality I urged her to continue. She told me someone contacted her from Benue state and said they needed to talk and she gave the person a listening hear. When she realized its not something that can be said on phone she paid her transport fare to come meet her in Lagos where she resides. The person said she knew Chuks though not by that name, he had a different name then and he is dead. He died in an accident 3years back. The name he had was John Adewale, a yoruba name and that made him a yoruba. Jolayemi further told me that she told the person she will be contacted later and that was how she discharged her back to Benue. I got upset at some point, I was angry at her that she could go on gossiping with people behind my back, I felt like she betrayed me, we stopped talking but when I was on the hospital bed she called to apologize to me and I apologized too.
I didn't bother to tell Chuks about my mom's visit.

Months after my miscarriage, I wanted to get pregnant again and I vowed to guard the pregnancy with all my strength. I told my husband but he was against it, even during coitus, he preferred not pouring inside of me saying its for my safety. After much pleas, he agreed to my mothering his kids and at the 13th month of our marriage God blessed me with the fruit of the womb again, I tried to avoid many things especially stress and my loving husband didn't forsake me, he helped with my office works.

I took a nap one afternoon and I felt what I had felt during my first pregnancy, Chuks wasn't home so I didn't bother calling him, I called my mother and Dr. Komolafe, the pain wasn't severe yet. My mom got to my house in no time and saw blood dripping down from my thighs. "Maami it has happened again" was all I could mutter.

I was rushed to the hospital and this time My family doctor's hospital.

"she took abortion pills" I heard voices, they were like arguing but the voices were faint.